289 Engine

So here is the deal.  We have a Ford automatic overdrive transmission, great with the 4.11:1 rear end gears.  We built the mounts to fit the period correct Y block engine.  To mate it up to a Y-Block takes some serious folding dollars, $850 is the cheapest I was able to find it.  We couldn't find a Y block in good enough shape to rebuild.  And rebuilding is expensive.  So we decided to go with a 289 that I had sitting under my bench which would bolt up to the AOD.  Yeah right...

The 1965 289 needs to have a rear sump to clear the cross member, so the kit is ordered from Speedway motors.  After I received the kit, I found out the auto shop had a 302 with the rear sump pan on it that I could have had for free....arrrgh!!

Here is the rear sump pick up being installed.  Everything looks good, but the dip stick.  The one they sent was for a late model block with a hole in the side of the block, so we will fabricate something...oh and the flex plate won't go from the 65 289 to the AOD, so we have to special order one.  And so the idea of bolting it up goes out the window...Next thing is to mate the trans to the engine and build the engine mounts and transmission cross member.  Oh and I bought a donor truck for the parts and pieces.   Yee haw.